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Is this a MEP-018, it sounds like it based on the size and the engine, not sure about the NSN and don't have time to look it up right now?

Yes, the MEP series generators have a flashing circuit built in that is activated by turning the knob back to the cranking position, there is a safe switch that should prevent the starter from engaging while the engine is running. Ike

Someone just posted contact information over on the Smokstak board in the military generator section for a guy in Texas that is parting out some MEP-002's (maybe MEP-003's) a couple of days ago. You might also try the usual suspects like Delks or Saturn Surplus. Ike

The down side to natural gas is you are depending on a utility which may be shut down during an emergency, this has been a common problem in Florida after assorted storms , and in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina where the entire distribution network was shut down due to numerous broken gas...

As a general rule of thumb mechanical governors on generators are only good for a range of about 2.5 - 3 hz from no load to full load. You can tune them closer than this, but will still see drift in this range with temperature changes, etc. Rock solid (+/- .25 hz) requires an electronic...

I bought a 30 KW skid mounted commercial generator from GL a couple of years ago that had a couple of gallons of water in the oil pan (the muffler had been removed when it was pulled from service, someone had taped a trash bag over the exhaust manifold, but it had rotted away). It appeared to...

If you have a fiber optic inspeciton scope you can insert it down the in place of the injector and tell a lot about the condiiton without pulling the head. I picked up a used cheap one off ebay a couple of years ago and it has been well worth the $50 or so I paid. (mine was an older Provsion...

I agree the jbk, could be an Air Force mb series (MB-15, MB-16 something like that) built from the early 1960's to mid 1970's. Part of the reason the mil-std MEP series of generators was introduced during the Vietnam war was the military found themselves in a logistical nightmare of trying to...

I agree that 10% within balance load does seem somewhat strict, compared to most good similar sized commercial generators that will allow any mix of loading as long as no one leg is overloaded, we generally think of these military units as more robust than there commercial relatives. For a...

Depending on the height of the trailer, etc. it is certainly possible to unload a generator in the MEP-003a size range without any type of lift. I along with a couple of helpers have successfully unloaded a 30KW generator weighing in around 1650 pounds off a standard small utility trailer with...

Sorry I may have the numbers off, I was thiking JP-4 and JP-5 (at least I know JP-4 is a specified alternative fuel with slightly worse fuel economy in my MEP-016b tech manual), either way the issue was the thinner local alternative fuel causing problems

120/208Vand running 2 out of 3 legs of three phase are not big show stopper, the problem is it is a bit over sized for the job, sort of like using a 5 ton truck to commute around town. It does the job, but so does a sub-compact, one just gets a lot better fuel economy.

It is not a question of lubricating the cylinders it is a question of lubricating the injection pump, I read report online a while back about greatly reduced life of the injection pumps in the MEP-002 and MEP-003 in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan due to the use of locally available fuels in...

Thanks for the correction, I knew it was an Allis Chalmers, but was thinking NA not turbo

OK, here are a few points: 1, this generator will likely cost you a lot more to run, as it takes a certain amount of fuel to just spin the engine. 2, Wet stacking problems vary from one engine design to another, and is generally more of a problem in turbo charged diesel engines, I think the...

Speddmon I trust you are correct on this one, I must have read this in the manual for one of the other small MEP models maybe the MEP-017

I am no big expert on diesel injection pumps, however that keyed slot will get you close to correctly timed, but there is still some roational variation in the final locked down position the pump is placed in. It is normal for diesels (particularly older ones) to smoke upon throttle increase. Ike

2 things, I have used cheap "1,500 watt" heaters to load my MEP-701a and have found that they generally range from about 1,200 -to 1,300 watts draw in reality (double checked with a clamp meter). Also it has been a while since I read the MEP-002a tech manual as I do not own one yet, but it...

I am not certain, but I think the MEP-006a had multiple revisions of the housing it was mounted in over the years, this might explain some of the variations in height measurement.

Did you have someone that knows what they are doing install the pump? Alignment of the injection pump is critical to it being in time, it is not a simply bolt it up and its automatically right. I also suspect wet stacking problems here, an hour or two under 80%+ load might clear up a lot of...